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Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• 2025 Preliminary <br />Budget <br /> <br />• Barnett Kia Zoning <br />Requests <br /> <br />• New Public Safety <br />Building <br /> <br />• School Supply <br />Donation <br /> <br />• Ramsey County Fix-It <br />Clinic <br /> <br />• City News, Page 7 <br />Scheduled Recycling <br />Dates: <br /> <br />• October 9 <br /> <br />• October 23 <br /> <br />• November 6 <br /> <br />• November 20 <br /> <br />• December 4 <br /> <br />• December 18 <br /> <br />Preliminary Budget for 2025 Presented 9/17 <br /> <br />Minnesota Statutes require cities to certify their <br />preliminary property tax levies by September 30 <br />each year. Once the preliminary property tax levy <br />is approved and certified to the County Auditor, <br />the city can lower the levy during the remaining <br />budget planning cycle but cannot exceed the <br />certified preliminary levy. For this reason, most <br />cities certify a levy using worst-case budget <br />scenarios, which is the case with the City of Gem <br />Lake’s 2025 preliminary property tax levy and <br />budget. <br /> <br />The 2025 preliminary property tax levy is <br />proposed at $733,757, which is a 2.231% <br />increase from the 2024 certified preliminary <br />property tax levy. The 2025 preliminary property <br />tax levy consists of a debt levy of $83,736.00 (an <br />increase from 2024 preliminary debt levy of <br />$2,182.00) and the general operating levy of <br />$650,021.00 (an increase of 2.174% from the <br />2024 preliminary tax levy). <br /> <br />(Continued on Page 2) <br /> <br /> <br />Barnett Kia Zoning Requests for Redevelopment <br /> <br />The Barnett KIA dealership at the northeast corner <br />of County Road E and Highway 61 is about to get <br />a major facelift. The Gem Lake City Council <br />recently approved several ordinance changes and <br />granted the permits necessary for the project to <br />begin. These actions happened at the Gem Lake <br />City Council meeting on September 17. <br /> <br />The KIA project is being undertaken partly to stay <br />current with remodeling that has happened up and <br />down the car dealership corridor on Highway 61. <br />Older buildings, such as the showroom at the <br />original Polar Chevrolet complex, have been <br />replaced with modern showrooms, often with large <br />display windows and sleek building design. Model <br />cars are now often displayed with an increased <br />element of street visibility. <br /> <br />The current KIA showroom is more than 50 years <br />old (built in 1972) and is reaching the end of its <br />useful life. <br /> <br />(Continued on Page 3) <br /> <br /> <br />Gem Lake News <br />October 2024 | Volume 18 | Issue 5 Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />